Callum Smith has had some time to reflect on last month’s dominating decision loss at the hands of Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Before a crowd in Texas, Smith was picked apart as the twelve round contest played out - with Canelo walking away with the WBC, WBA super middleweight titles. Smith, the youngest of four fighting brothers
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Promotional company Arano Box has confirmed that former world champion Jorge Rodrigo Barrios (53-4-1, 36 KOs), 44-years-old, will fight on February 20 against another former champion, Mendoza’s Jonathan Barros, in a fight to be held at the stadium Villa Carlos Paz Arena. Barros, 36 years-old and a former WBA champion, has a record of 42 wins ( 22
Caleb Plant has always been more about making history than friends when it comes to his time in the ring. Still, the unbeaten super middleweight titlist can’t quite put a finger on his flair for bringing the worst out of his opponents. The latest example comes in an apparent five-year beef with former titlist Caleb
Sean McComb says that having the chance to compete in Dubai will make his vacant Commonwealth lightweight title fight with Gavin Gwynne even more special when the two men meet next week. Undefeated McComb (11-0, 5 KOs) makes his lightweight debut by facing Welshman Gwynne (12-2, 2 KOs) as part of the huge #RotundaRumble5 event on
Cuban heavyweight sensation, Frank Sanchez, who has steadily been climbing up the WBO world rankings since turning professional in 2017, calls out Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk to clash this year. “Joshua and Usyk, that’s really who I want to fight.” The Cuban revealed in an exclusive interview with proboxing-fans.com. Anthony Joshua is the unified
Kid Galahad has moved from one title fight rematch to another. That’s if James ‘Jazza’ Dickens decides to accept the fight or move in another direction. A vacant title fight has been ordered by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) between Galahad and Dickens, its top two contenders in the wake of Josh Warrington abandoning the
Some people believe Caleb Plant is the real deal. Others not so much. But it doesn’t much matter to the Tennessee-born super middleweight either way. He’s got enough belief for all y’all. “I’ll be here for a long time,” he told Boxing Scene. “I’m not chasing nobody. I’m the champion. I’m the world champion. I’m
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera had a very frustrating 2020 campaign. He spent most of the year training for a showdown against Sergey Kovalev that failed to materialize because of the coronavirus pandemic and other factors. With Kovalev having since failed a test for PEDs, that fight won’t be a possibility anytime soon. The promotional
Former unified welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-1) recently went ‘live’ on social media and spoke on several topics as he interacted with fans. Thurman, who fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, was asked multiple questions about Danny Garcia’s performance in his most recent fight against Errol Spence and about potentially facing Garcia
There was a moment of amazement on the Showtime telecast’s commentary on Stephen Fulton’s title-winning performance over Angelo Leo on Saturday night. With ten seconds to go in the second round, Al Bernstein chimed in, breaking convention of letting play-by-play man Mauro Ranallo tie a bow on the round. As if he were just remarking
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. – In a clash for the interim-WBA super bantamweight title, Ra’eese Aleem (18-0, 12 KOs) dropped previously unbeaten Victor Pasillas (15-1, 8 KOs) four times for a stoppage in the eleventh round. (photos by Amanda Westcott) A very active first round, with both boxers doing solid work. Aleem had
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. – In a battle of unbeatens for the WBO super bantamweight title, Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) became a world champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Angelo Leo (20-1, 9 KOs). The scores were 118-110, 119-109, 119-109. (photos by Amanda Westcott) Fulton was very sharp with his
Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor can likely forget about a high profile pay-per-view boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, after he was knocked out in two rounds by Dustin Poirier on Saturday night at UFC’s Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. McGregor, fighting for the first time since January 2020, looked really good in the first. He also
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Rolando Romero doesn’t understand all the criticism he has received since his controversial win against Jackson Marinez. The confident lightweight thinks his aggression and more effective punches proved to be the difference during their 12-round, 135-pound title fight August 15. Romero was willing to give Marinez the immediate rematch that the WBA
Andre Ward didn’t necessarily suspect Sergey Kovalev was using performance-enhancing drugs. Kovalev’s rival wasn’t exactly taken aback, either, when it was revealed recently that Kovalev tested positive for synthetic testosterone. The three-time light heavyweight champion’s use of a banned substance caused the cancelation of his fight against Bektemir Melikuziev, which was scheduled for January 30
Although Jake Paul has offered Conor McGregor $50 million so that they could meet for a boxing match, the Irishman has openly entertained and preferred to fight Manny Pacquiao instead if he were ever to return to the sweet science. Paul has been on a promotional blitz of late trying to land a bout against
Josh Warrington’s fight with Xu Can collapsed after the IBF refused to recognize the Chinese boxer as WBA featherweight champion. Can holds the WBA’s “regular” title, while Leo Santa Cruz is their “super” champion. The WBA’s failure to upgrade Can to the senior belt after Santa Cruz boxed Gervonta Davis at super-featherweight led to the IBF refusing
DAZN has clearly taken over the SuperFly racket. The global sports streaming service added an appetizer to a weekend which will feature the most anticipated fight on the 1st quarter schedule. Former lineal 115-pound king Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (49-5-1, 42 KOs) will return to the ring in a battle with countryman and former strawweight titlist Kwanthai Sithmorseng. The all-Thai super flyweight